September
27, Friday & 28, Saturday
Pittstown UM Church Rummage Sale, Fri. 9:30 am-3:30 pm, Sat. 9:30 am-1 pm; Food & Bake Sale Fri., just off Route 7
27, Friday
Brunswick Library “New” Building 10th Anniversary Celebration, 6 pm, movie on the lawn, free books, snacks, 4118 State Highway 2
28, Saturday, 29 Sunday
Hancock Shaker Village 22nd Annual Country Fair, 10 am-6 pm (Sun. 10 am-5 pm), 50 vendors, a Harvest of Quilts, Fiber Festival, workshops & demonstrations, $20 adults, $8 youth 13-17, under 12 free, Route 20, 1843 West Housatonic St., Pittsfield, MA
28, Saturday
Grafton FD &Auxiliary Breakfast, 8-11 am, $10 adults, $5 ages5-12, Grafton VFW/Fire Hall, South Rd., County Route 85
26th Anniversary Ceremony Grafton Peace Pagoda, 11 am, 150th anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi’s Birth; Buddhist Ceremony, Interfaith Prayers for Peace, 87 Crandall Rd.
Sand Lake Center for the Arts Golf Outing, 11:30 am call 518-674-2007 to register by September 15, $100 per golfer includes lunch, golf cart, 18 holes, beverage, dinner & awards; benefits After-School Arts Program
Mushroom Walk with John Wheeler, Berkshire Mycological Society, 10 am-noon, visit www.renstrust.org to register
Berlin Library Annual Book & Bake Sale, 10 am-1 pm, hot dogs & hamburgers, 12-1 pm
Local Author Catherine Bruns Talk & Book Signing, 11 am, Grafton Library
St. Jude’s Fall Family Festival & Craft Fair, 11:30 am-7pm, free, 42 Dana Ave., Wynantskill
Candy Bar Bingo, noon-1 pm, Grafton VFW/Fire Hall, South Rd., County Route 85
Community Day – free admission to the Bennington Museum, all day, 25 Main St.
West Hoosick Baptist Church Chicken or Tri-Tips BBQ, 4-5:30 pm, take out $12, County Route 103, Buskirk-West Hoosick Rd., call 518-686-5664, 518-205-5520 or 518-677-3951 to order
Birds of Prey with Richelle Ford, 2 pm, Dyen Pond Environmental Center, 475 Dyken Pond Road, Cropseyville, see live raptors, $5 suggested donation
Petersburgh UM Church Chicken BBQ, 4-7 pm, $10 eat in/take out, Head of Lane, call 518-658-3757 or 518-658-3555
29, Sunday
34th Regiment of Foot Soldiers, demonstrating drill, battle tactics & everyday life of a British soldier in Burgoyne’s Army in 1777, 10 am-4 pm, Bennington Battlefield, free, NY 67, North Hoosick
Looking for Farmland, 10 am-5 pm, Agricultural Stewardship Association workshop, leasing farmland, lunch, visits to farms, Lovejoy Building, Cambridge, NY, registration required www.agstewardship.org. or call 518-692-7385
Berkshire Bird Paradise Fundraiser, 2-7 pm, grounds of the former Grafton Elementary School (Roxborough Holdings Building), 13 Babcock Lake Rd./Route 2, music, food, vendors
October
3, Thursday
Fire Prevention Week Kickoff Breakfast, 8:30-10 am, Berlin MS/HS Cafeteria, all firefighters & first responders welcome.
Immaculate Conception Parish Basket Bingo, doors open 5:15 pm, games begin 6:30 pm, Hoosick Falls Armory, advance tickets $10, $13 at door, tickets available at Thorpe’s Pharmacy & ICC rectory, 21 theme filled baskets
4, Friday-6, Sunday
Manchester Fall Art & Craft Festival, 10 am-5 pm, $10, Riley Rink, Route 7a (410 Hunter Park Rd.
4,5,10,11,12 (8 pm), 6 & 13 (2:30 pm)
Church & State, presented by the Sand Lake Center for the Arts, adults $18, under 18 $10, 2880 NY 43, Averill Park
4, Friday
Blessing of the Animals & Children, 4 pm, ICC Respect for Life gathering area, corner of Main & Elm Streets, Hoosick Falls
UM Church at Berlin Free Family Movie Night & Dinner, 6:15 pm, bring a dish to share, movie & dinner 6:30 pm
North Hoosick FD Kids Dance, grades 4,5,6,7,8, 7-9 pm, $3, Fire House
5, Saturday
Potter Rd, Hancock, MA to near New Lebanon, NY Hike, 9 am, 10.5 miles, leader: Nick Conrad, visit www.renstrust.org for more information
Introductory Blacksmithing Class, 9 am-2 pm, wear cotton clothing, closed shoes & no shorts, long sleeves recommended, all materials & safety equipment provided, limited to 10 students, $15, Grafton Library, 2455 NY Route 2
Defensive Driving Class, 9 am-3:30 pm, Gilead Lutheran Church, Brunswick, $30, call 518-29-9552 to register
Walter A. Wood Tractor Show, 10 am Wood Park, Hoosick Falls, all day, Burton Luke Tractor Parade, noon
Berlin MS/HS Fall Festival, 10 am-3 pm, Route 22, Cherry Plain
Petersburgh Harvest Festival, 11 am-6 pm, Library parking lot, local farm produce, cider press, beer & food vendors, demonstrations, kid’s games, free admission, Hill Hollow Band 4-6 pm
Pittstown FD Annual Chicken Barbecue Dinner & Fire Prevention Open House, take out dinners 3-5 pm, call 518-663-5773 to order, 134 Parker School Rd.
White Creek 36th Fall Chicken Barbecue, 4 pm, Jermain Community Hall, Niles Road, tickets sold at door
The Songs of Cole Porter – Seagle Music Colony, 2 & 7 pm, $25 adults/$10 students 21 and under, under 5 free, Hubbard Hall, 25 East Main St. Cambridge
Center Brunswick UM Church Swiss Steak Supper, 4-6 pm, eat in, take out, $15 adults, $6 children 5-10, under 5 free, 990 Hoosick Rd. call 518-528-6725 for reservations
Cambridge Loaves & Fishes Food Pantry Roast Beef Dinner, 4:30-6:30 pm, $10, 59 Park St.
Immaculate Conception Church Block Party, 4-8 pm, music by West Side Drive, food, dancing, free, Main St., kickoff to church repair fundraising
6, Sunday
Petersburgh Rod & Gun Club Turkey Shoot, noon, family participation encouraged, food, Clubhouse, Scriven Road.
7, Monday
Foresters for the Birds, Realizing Habitat & Broader Conservation Goals by Jeff Ritterson, Field Ornithologist at Mass Audubon, 7 pm, sponsored by Hoffmann Bird Club, Guardian Life Insurance Building, 700 South St. Pittsfield, MA
10, Thursday
Columbia County Habitat for Humanity Jewelry Auction, 6 pm, Meissner’s Auction Service, 438 Columbia Pike, New Lebanon, vintage, costume and fine pieces, $10, donations accepted through September 30, e-mail bling@columbiacountyhabitat.org
12, Saturday
Petersburgh FD Auxiliary Brown Bag Bonanza, 9 am-1 pm, Fire House, Route 22
13, Sunday
VFW Post 1938 Breakfast, 8-11 am, $8 age 13 & over, $4 5-12, under 5 free, Poplar Ave., Valley Falls
Music from Salem, 4 pm, 25 adults/$10 students 21 & under, under 5 free, Hubbard Hall, 25 East Main St. Cambridge
17, Thursday
Tosca, presented by the Opera Company of Middleburg, 7 pm, $25 adults, $10 students 21 & under, 5 & under free, Hubbard Hall, 25 East Main St., Cambridge, NY
Rabies Clinic, Berlin Municipal Center, 17563 State Route 22, Cherry Plain, $10 cash/shot, rabies & distemper available, cats 6 pm, dogs 7 pm
18, Friday & 19, Saturday (7:30 pm), 20, Sunday (2 pm)
Spoon River Anthology, Cambridge Central School Drama Club, $10 adults, $5 students 21 & under, 5 & under free, Hubbard Hall, 25 East Main St., Cambridge, NY
18 Friday
Flu Shot Clinic, 1-3 pm, all major insurances accepted, New Lebanon Town Hall, 14755 Route 22
19, Saturday
Introduction to Forging, 9 am-12 pm, introduction to basic metal work, limit 8 students, $25, Grafton Library, 2455 NY Route 2
Mushroom Walk for Beginners, 10 am-noon, with Sue Van Hook, visit www.renstrust.org to register
Learn to Key Mushrooms, 1-3 pm, with Sue Van Hook, visit www.renstrust.org to register
Training in Bystander Intervention, learn the do’s & don’ts of bystander intervention, potluck 6 pm, training 7 pm, Old Chatham Quaker Meetinghouse, 539 County Route 13, Old Chatham (across from Pitt Hall Rd. & Powell House)
20, Sunday
Victorian Tea & Fashion Show, 2 pm, Cambridge Historical Society & Museum, 12 Broad St., “Rustle Your Bustle,” presented by Phyllis & Michael Chapman, reservation only $20, mail check to CHS&M, Box 123, Cambridge, NY 12816 by October 13
25, Friday
St. Martha’s Guild Costume Pumpkin Party, 6-8 pm, free, age groups 0-3, 4-6, 7-9, 10 & up, prizes, pumpkin treats, creative crafts, 4 St. Luke’s Place, Cambridge, NY
26, Saturday
Grafton FD &Auxiliary Breakfast, 8-11 am, $10 adults, $5 ages 5-12, Grafton VFW/Fire Hall, South Rd., County Route 85
Hubbard Halloween Ball, 6 pm, dance the night away for a scary night out, $10 adults, $5 students 21 & under, 5 & under free, Hubbard Hall, 25 East Main St., Cambridge, NY
George Crumb’s 90th Birthday Celebration, 7:30 pm, free, performed by the Saint Rose Camerata, Picot Recital Hall, Massry Center for the Arts, College of Saint Rose, 1002 Madison Ave., Albany
31, Thursday
Trunk or Treat, 6-7:30 pm, parking lot, Grafton VFW/Fire Hall, South Rd., County Route 85, call 518-269-8988 to register your decorated vehicle